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Portrait by Allison McVety My father carried his mother through Yugoslavia and Greece. Stitched into the lining of his coat and against regulations, she kept him company through the days he hid in back rooms and under stairs;…

A hattip to Will Mavity (@mavericksmovies) of Next Best Picture linking to these. The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is a group of around 50 film critics from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia who have…

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) will announce tomorrow morning their Critics Choice Awards nominations for 2017. As you all know already, the BFCA is "our people." They are Film Twitter. They are Oscar Blogger Twitter. They…

Hat tip to AwardsWatch for posting and tweeting these: BEST FILM The Disaster Artist The Florida Project Get Out The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri BEST DIRECTOR Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread…

Last November 17, I wrote that Best Picture might look like: Dunkirk, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Shape of Water. Now, if you go by just the critics, it looks like Call Me By Your Name vs. Lady Bird vs. The Post vs. Get…

The weather outside is frightful, unless you live in California where the weather outside is another perfect day (of sun), and next week is going to be one of those very crowded and exciting weeks for awards announcements. We'll go through…

The love for Lady Bird is really just 50% about the actual movie. It's equally about love for its writer/director Greta Gerwig. This must be said in case you're wondering what separates it from all of the other films directed by women this…

The Shape of Water is one of a handful of films in this year's race that awakens all five senses - others being Call Me By Your Name, Phantom Thread and Mudbound. From the fevered, expansive mind of del Toro is this unlikely love story…

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has a slightly different flavor from the New York Film Critics Circle in that they do tend to throw wild cards into the mix. Well, I suppose New York did as well, but there is no reason to think…

For her work in Dee Rees' ambitious, accomplished, layered, profound Mudbound, Rachel Morrison was given a trophy by the New York Film Critics Cricle. A miracle, when you think about it, since no woman has ever won there, nor has any woman…

With two major groups now ringing in, we see the love for Lady Bird by the film critics is real. Winning Best Director and Best Supporting Actress from the National Board of Review and Best Picture and Best Actress from the New York Film…

I always try to remind people that hope springs eternal until the shit rains down. Remember how it seemed too good to be true that female-driven movies like The Shape of Water, Battle of the Sexes, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,…

The National Board of Review is always the first canon fire out of the gate. They can't really predict the Oscars in terms of winners, but they can tell us a few things that are good to know heading in. What they do best is give a "prestige…

Best Feature Call Me by Your Name Best Actress Saoirse Ronan as Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson – Lady Bird Best Actor James Franco as Tommy Wiseau – The Disaster Artist Audience Award Get Out Best Documentary Strong…

Marshall, Ryan, and I and we chatted about the upcoming flurry of awards. We mostly think it could be a clean sweep by Call Me By Your Name, but we're not sure in terms of the always surprising National Board of Review, or the Los Angeles…

Now that Tom O'Neil has proclaimed he believes Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is our Best Picture winner, it's a good time to check in with what films or actors are getting the strongest buzz right now not for just an Oscar…

I wasn't going to post this because it seems to really invite backlash, but everyone else is doing it so I might as well. I'm sure there will be negative reviews eventually as the numbers increase, but for now, Lady Bird just topped Toy…

Call Me By Your Name did some fantastic numbers over the weekend, with a 100K plus average per theater, putting it alongside La La Land's massive opening take and setting it up to become a $100 million baby. Darkest Hour ran in just 4…

The independent film world is flush with love for Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird. While women have usually had a harder time finding fame behind the camera — never a problem for their male counterparts — Gerwig has now become justly celebrated.…

There's an air of greatness to Kenneth Branagh, certainly for me encountering him as a fellow Brit. His body of work is extraordinary both behind the camera and in front of the camera. As President of RADA (Royal Academy of Drama and Arts)…